66.When was the Constitution written?
66.宪法是什么时候写的？
Answer:
答案：
1787
1787年
Explanation:
解释：
Have you ever worked hard to write a long report or essay and then waited anxiously (or with a lot of worry and stress) to find out whether the teacher would like it? The men who wrote the Constitution (or the country’s most important legal document) must have felt the same way. They worked very hard between May and September of 1787. When they finished, they had a long document that they were very proud of (or that they felt very pleased with), but the Constitution hadn’t yet become a law. First, it would have to be ratified (or approved) by the states.
你曾有过很努力的写一长篇报告或文章然后焦急（很担心很有压力地）的想知道老师是否会喜欢的经历吗？写宪法（国家最重要的法律文件）的人应该也会有同样的感觉。他们在1787年的5月和9月期间很努力的工作，完成后，他们为编纂的长篇文件感到自豪（或他们感觉很欣慰），但宪法还没有成为法律。首先，宪法要经过参议院的批准（或同意）。
Only nine of the states needed to ratify the Constitution, but getting all 13 states to ratify it would be important for helping the country to feel unified (or as one whole country made up of many parts). At first, it didn’t look like enough states would ratify it. There was bitter (or very strong and negative) disagreement about the Constitution.
只需9个州通过宪法就可以了，不过得到所有13个州的同意对帮助国家统一（由很多部分组成的国家）很重要。首先看起来没有足够的州能同意，关于宪法很激烈的（强壮的，否定的）异议。
One group of people who were called “Federalists” thought that there were many problems with the Articles of Confederation, which was the legal document that the 13 states had been following. The Federalists believed that adopting the Constitution was the only way to fix the problems that the country was having. The Federalists thought that only the Constitution would be able to help the new country keep its independence (or freedom) from Britain.
被称为“联邦派人”的一组人认为13个州遵循的邦联条例法律文件有很大问题。联邦派人相信选择宪法是唯一能解决国家面临问题的方法，并且认为只有宪法才能帮助新国家从英国保持独立（或自由）。
Another large group of people known as the “Antifederalists” thought that the Constitution would destroy (or ruin) everything good about America. They thought that the Constitution would centralize the government too much (or make the national government too powerful, with little or no power for the states).
另外一组被称为“反联邦派人”的人认为宪法会破坏（或毁坏）美国一切好的事物。他们认为宪法会将政府太中心化（或使国家政府权力过大，各州的权力很小或没有权力）。
The Federalists and Antifederalists argued with each other for a long time, but eventually (or after a long time) the Constitution was ratified. The first five states ratified it very quickly, between December 1787 and January 1788. The other states took much longer, and the state of Rhode Island didn’t ratify the Constitution until May of 1790. But when all 13 states had finally ratified the Constitution, the whole United States was behind (or supported) the new government.
联邦派人和反联邦派人彼此争论了很长时间，但最后（或经过很长时间）宪法通过了。第一批的5个州在1787年12月和1788年1月期间很快通过了，其他的州用时长一些，罗德岛州知道1790年5月才通过了宪法。13个州都通过了宪法了，整个美国背后（或支持）就有新的政府了。
Glossary
词汇
66.When was the Constitution written?
66.宪法是什么时候写的？
anxiously - with a lot of worry and stress
Anxiously—很担心很有压力地
*The students are waiting anxiously to receive their test results.
学生们焦急的等待着考试结果。
proud - very pleased with; very happy that one has done something, or very happy with how well one has done something
Proud—很欣慰；很高兴某人做某事或很高兴某人做好某事
*We're very proud of Alina for graduating college with honors.
*我们为阿莲娜从学院光荣毕业感到很欣慰。
to ratify - to approve and make into a law
To ratify—通过制定法律
*How long does it take for a Constitutional amendment to be ratified? unified - as one group; together
*宪法修正案通过需要多长时间？
*A good way to reduce crime in our neighborhood is to form a group of unified neighbors to watch over each other’s homes.
Unified—作为一个团体；一起
bitter - having very negative and unhappy feelings
*减少我们社区犯罪的的一个好方法是由邻居们组成团体查看所有家庭。
*She had such a bitter experience in that store that she'll never shop there again.
Bitter—非常负面不高兴的感受
to destroy - to ruin something; to change something so that it can never be used again or so that it no longer functions
*她在那家商店不悦的经历使她决定以后再也不去那买东西了。
*Water came through the roof and destroyed the carpet.
To destroy—毁坏某事；改变某物使其永远不能再用
to centralize - to make the national government more powerful than smaller pieces of government within the country; to have many offices and services in a central location instead of spreading them out over a larger area
*水从房顶下来毁坏了地毯。
*Would it be better to centralize our operations and have everyone work in one place, or should we continue to have offices in each state?
To centralize—使国家政府比国家内更小的地区政府权力更大；在集中的区域而不是大面积散步的办公室和服务
eventually - after a long period of time
*我们集中运作让所有人在一起工作会不会更好一点，还是我们继续在每个州都设办公室呢？
*At first they didn't like our idea, but eventually, they agreed that we were right.
Eventually—很长一段时间之后
to be behind (something) - to support something; to think that something is a good idea and do and say things so that it will succeed
*刚开始他们不喜欢我们的理念，但最后他们同意我们是正确的。
*This plan won't work if nobody is behind it.
To be behind (something)—支持某事；认为某事理念很好并实行说明事情会取得成功
*如果没人支持这个计划就泡汤了。